Category Archives: Filipino Cuisine

Wooden Spoon at Rockwell Power Plant Mall

Sandy Daza’s Wooden Spoon restaurant has been creating a buzz since he opened the first branch in Katipunan last year. I’ve been wanting to try it but I found going to Katipunan far and out of the way. Strange since I went to college there and didn’t complain about the drive for four years. IContinue reading “Wooden Spoon at Rockwell Power Plant Mall”

Cebu’s Original Lechon Belly at Mall of Asia

Lechon or even Cebu’s famous lechon doesn’t really excite me. At parties I would just eat a little skin if it was crunchy and would skip the meat altogether. Cebu’s lechon tastes a little better but still I don’t find myself wanting to eat it.

Balesin Island Club – What We Ate at Balesin Village

Several years ago I went to Maldives and stayed at a 5 star resort. The place was beautiful but the food was shockingly expensive and  mediocre at best. Balesin Island Club can compete with the one in Maldives and the food is priced reasonably and quite good to boot. 

Cebu’s Original Boneless Lechon Belly

I’m one of those weirdos who don’t like lechon (suckling pig). Whenever there’s lechon at a party I just take a piece or two of lechon skin and pray that it’s crispy otherwise I won’t even eat that. I don’t bother taking the meat unless it’s transformed into paksiw na lechon. I just find theContinue reading “Cebu’s Original Boneless Lechon Belly”

Dinner at Zarzuela, Shangri-La Plaza East Mall

My friend Aida told me to try the newly opened Filipino restaurant, Zarzuela at Shangri-La Plaza’s east wing. The owners, Juan and Trina Imperial were my batch mates in college. Only a few stores and restaurants are open in the east wing. The new mall looked really nice and shiny. The chicken skin was thinContinue reading “Dinner at Zarzuela, Shangri-La Plaza East Mall”